Visian ICL (Implantable Collamer Lens) MICL 13.7 (UDI 00841542103664)Recalls & reported problems
Staar Surgical Company · Diopter: -15.0; Overall Diameter (Length): 13.7 mm · Class 3 · Implant
All models of Visian ICL (Implantable Collamer Lens) (96)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00841542103664), received between Oct 19, 2018 and Oct 18, 2022 — classified as 4 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size” (2 reports).
8 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (P030016); they may or may not involve this specific model.
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
- Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size2
- Misfocusing1
Patient problems
- Cataract2
- No Code Available2
- Blurred Vision1
- Intraocular Pressure Increased1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 18, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE REPORTER INDICATED THAT THE SURGEON IMPLANTED A 13.7MM MICL13.7; -15.0 DIOPTER IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS INTO THE PATIENT'S RIGHT LEFT (OS) ON (B)(6) 2021. THE SURGEON REPORTS THE PATIENT HAS DEVELOPED POSTERIOR CAPSULAR CATARACTS. LENS REMAINS IMPLANTED. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.
Patient problems: Cataract
MAUDE report 15621428 ↗InjuryOct 18, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE REPORTER INDICATED THAT THE SURGEON IMPLANTED A 13.7MM MICL13.7; -15.0 DIOPTER IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS INTO THE PATIENT'S RIGHT EYE (OD) ON (B)(6) 2021. THE SURGEON REPORTS THE PATIENT HAS DEVELOPED POSTERIOR CAPSULAR CATARACTS. LENS REMAINS IMPLANTED. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.
Patient problems: Cataract
MAUDE report 15621351 ↗InjuryJan 11, 2019Misfocusing; Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size; Misfocusing; Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size
THE REPORTER INDICATED THAT THE SURGEON IMPLANTED A 13.7MM, MICL13.7, -15.0 DIOPTER, IMPLANTABLE COLLMER LENS INTO THE PATIENTS RIGHT EYE (OD) ON (B)(6) 2018. THE LENS WAS LATER REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A SHORTER LENGTH LENS DUE TO EXCESSIVE VAULT, PUPIL BLOCK, ANGLE CLOSURE, INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE, AND BLURRED VISION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE REPLACEMENT LENS RESOLVED THE PROBLEM, PATIENT WAS STABLE. PATIENT IS CURRENTLY ON ALPHAGAN. IN THE REPORTERS OPINION THE CAUSE OF EVENT IS DUE TO THE RECOMMENDED DIAMETER, WAS TOO BIG.
Patient problems: Blurred Vision; Intraocular Pressure Increased; No Code Available
MAUDE report 8242395 ↗InjuryOct 19, 2018Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size; Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size
THE REPORTER INDICATED THE SURGEON IMPLANTED A 13.7MM MICL13.7 IMPLANTABLE COLLAMER LENS, -15.0 DIOPTER, IN THE PATIENTS RIGHT EYE (OD) ON (B)(6) 2018. THE LENS WAS EXPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2018 DUE TO EXCESSIVE VAULTING AND PUPIL/ICL TOUCH. THE LENS WAS EXCHANGED FOR A SHORTER LENS AND THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 7987428 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under P030016. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1480-2026 · Jan 21, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedEVO+ Visian Toric Implantable Collamer Lens (TICL), Model: VTICM5
- Z-0468-2024 · Sep 29, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedEVO VISIAN Implantable Collamer Lens, REF: VICMO12.1. Phakic Intraocular lens.
- Z-0466-2024 · Sep 29, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedEVO+VISIAN Implantable Collamer Lens, REF: VICM5_13.2. Phakic Intraocular lens.
- Z-0474-2024 · Sep 29, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedEVO VISIAN Implantable Collamer Lens, REF: VICMO12.6. Phakic Intraocular lens.
- Z-0469-2024 · Sep 29, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedEVO VISIAN Implantable Collamer Lens REF: VICMO13.2. Phakic Intraocular lens.
- Z-0465-2024 · Sep 29, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedEVO+VISIAN Implantable Collamer Lens, REF: VICM5_12.6. Phakic Intraocular lens.
- Z-0467-2024 · Sep 29, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedEVO +VISIAN Implantable Collamer Lens, REF: VICM5_13.7.Phakic Intraocular lens.
- Z-0464-2024 · Sep 29, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedEVO+VISIAN Implantable Collamer Lens, REF:VICM5_12.1. Phakic Intraocular lens.
Other Lens, Intraocular, Phakic devices
- EVO/EVO+VISIAN Implantable Collamer Lens VICM5 13.2 (-8.0)Staar Surgical Company · Lens, Intraocular, Phakic1 recall12 reports
- EVO/EVO+VISIAN Implantable Collamer Lens VICM5 13.2 (-11.0)Staar Surgical Company · Lens, Intraocular, Phakic1 recall11 reports
- EVO/EVO+VISIAN Implantable Collamer Lens VICM5 13.2 (-5.5)Staar Surgical Company · Lens, Intraocular, Phakic1 recall11 reports
- EVO/EVO+VISIAN Implantable Collamer Lens VICM5 13.2 (-8.5)Staar Surgical Company · Lens, Intraocular, Phakic1 recall11 reports
- EVO/EVO+VISIAN Implantable Collamer Lens VICM5 12.6 (-8.0)Staar Surgical Company · Lens, Intraocular, Phakic1 recall9 reports
- EVO/EVO+VISIAN Implantable Collamer Lens VICM5 13.2 (-9.0)Staar Surgical Company · Lens, Intraocular, Phakic1 recall9 reports
- EVO/EVO+VISIAN Implantable Collamer Lens VICM5 12.6 (-9.0)Staar Surgical Company · Lens, Intraocular, Phakic1 recall9 reports
- EVO/EVO+VISIAN Implantable Collamer Lens VICM5 12.6 (-9.5)Staar Surgical Company · Lens, Intraocular, Phakic1 recall8 reports
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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